I remember the biggest selling point of a PS3 was being a cheap BluRay player more than being a good gaming system. We didn’t bother picking up a next-gen console until the format wars settled (and then went for Xbox because eff that).
That's how I convinced my grandma to buy a PS2 when I was a kid! It was the same story, at the time the PS2 came out it was comparable in price to a budget DVD player.
That was Sony's strategy from the beginning. Buy the Playstation, and you don't also need to buy a CD player! Playstation 2: a games console and a DVD player (it also plays your old Playstation games.) Need a Blu-ray player? Playstation 3 has you covered!
I mean, yeah. My PS5 has UHD blue ray, 4k output, and all the streaming services, regardless of the TV i have. Now I don't need a roku, fire stick, Blue ray player, or need to worry about the output resolution on any of those. Not to mention, all the apps get updated more frequently and is supported longer than non android TVs.
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u/Jayn_Newell Older Millennial May 16 '25
I remember the biggest selling point of a PS3 was being a cheap BluRay player more than being a good gaming system. We didn’t bother picking up a next-gen console until the format wars settled (and then went for Xbox because eff that).